FAA cracks down on Samsung Note 7 phones
This Sept. 8, 2016, photo, shows a damaged Samsung Galaxy Note 7.Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Co.Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency U.S. order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires.(Photo: Joni Gantz Barwick / AP file photo)Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Electronics Co.
Air passengers caught with Samsung Note 7 phones face fines
Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and may face fines under an emergency US order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires.The devices won't be allowed aboard passenger or cargo aircraft even if they've been shut off, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday.From Saturday, flight restrictions will be extended to each of the 1.9 million Note 7s sold in the US.Dee Decasa holds her Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in an aluminum pan after it caught fire.
Fire-prone Samsung Note 7 phone banned on all US flights, passengers face fines
Fire-prone Samsung Note 7 phone banned on all US flights, passengers face finesITN The US Department of Transport has banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones from flights to or from the US.Reporting by Daniel O'Donnell.Airline passengers in the United States who try to carry Samsung Note 7 smartphones on flights will have them confiscated, and may face fines under an emergency order that significantly expands restrictions on the devices linked to almost 100 incidents of overheating and fires.The devices won't be allowed aboard any passenger or cargo aircraft even if they've been shut off, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
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